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“A Sleeper My Whole Life, Really”

Joe realizes the power of video editing and its ability to manipulate viewers.

Sometimes, though, editing can just drive home an honest point quickly.

The latter seems to be in play in the new video produced by the Buccaneers below. It’s a feature on rookie receiver Scotty Miller, the Bucs’ late-sixth-round pick out of Bowling Green.

At 5-9, 175 pounds, Miller is a super speedy slot receiver hopeful who is known for taking big hits. He’s also known for talking about how hard he’s working — and will work — to silence the doubters that have followed him for his entire football life.

Miller goes deeper on being underappreciated in this video, “a sleeper my whole life, really” is how he referred to himself.

Of course, the proverbial daily chip on a shoulder doesn’t make a guy good enough for the NFL. But it’s better than the alternative. Joe’s not writing off Miller. The Jason Licht regime certainly has a strong track record of drafting/finding/developing receivers.

I wish we could have had Hump for one more year with this guy Scotty, would have been mic to have Scotty learn the position from one of the better slot receivers in the league! Go Scotty and Go Xavier Ubosi bring the Swagger!!

Guys. If you can’t get jacked up by this story then you need to head to the dictionary and look up JADED. Or if I may use a “weed” metaphor…burnt out!

This guy may or may not make it. But I’m already rooting for him! And again this is what has me excited about this team..there seems to be far more than a talent injection but also a MUCH NEEDED attitude injection. Our draft picks all have the right attitudes. From top to here at the bottom.

White knows how good he is and so does everybody else…he’s never been overlooked but it doesn’t satisfy him…you can tell he WANTS to be the best.

Race to 10 Says:
“Yea we’ll see what the talk is alike after he takes his first NFL hit then get back to me if your durable.”
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I’m not worried about that. Safeties and cornerbacks don’t get that much bigger and stronger from college to pros. It’s linebackers, ends and fat boys who put the most on, I would think. Oh yeah… linebackers. Maybe you’re right.

@St Pete
“… there seems to be far more than a talent injection but also a MUCH NEEDED attitude injection.”
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And a brain power injection. All of these draft picks, judging from their interviews that I have listened to, seem to be a bunch smarter than the usual Lichtweight fare. Thank Arians for targeting team leaders and non-boneheads to train. Why is Licht still here?

I definitely noticed the same thing. From the first interviews to the latest the new crop seems to reflect a different approach to player evaluation and acquisitions. I see these guys having an impact on the field and in the locker room, which isn’t something that I thought about with the previous guys.

The rookies haven’t even taken a snap in an NFL training camp and we have people proclaiming it’s greatness. Ah the amount of delusions that result for 11 years of missed playoffs, virtually every year in the NFC South Basement.